Thursday, November 5, 2009

Modern Home Doors

When deciding to remodel an old home or decorate a new house, there are many things to consider. Many people often forget about the doors in their homes, and instead focus on other design elements such as carpeting and floors, wall paint, light fixtures, and curtains.Doors are an essential part of the home—you go in and out of doors every day, you open and shut doors all the time. Doors can both add to and detract from the beauty, harmony, and sophistication of a house, so do give them just as much consideration as you give the carpet and the walls.In the modern day, there is a strong trend toward using interior glass doors instead of wooden doors due to glass’s beauty, sophisticated look, and its ability to let light travel from room to room.A well-lit, cheerful house has been proven to keep up your mood, fight depression, and help you become more productive, because your body and brain naturally work better when you’re happier.Interior glass doors can be used for many things—they can lead to the outside as patio or deck doors, while allowing plenty of light into the back rooms of your home.They can lead from room to room (and even to the bathroom—but you may want to consider using a frosted glass door, which is translucent but still allows light through), and will create a wonderfully well-lit atmosphere if you use only glass doors.Interior glass doors are also often used for the shower, though those doors are generally frosted glass or textured in some way to make them.